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Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64

Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64
Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64
Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64
Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64

Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64
We believe first class collectibles combined with exceptional customer service should mark the height of your consumer happiness! That said, we are human and make mistakes. We simply ask this: if you have a problem, please allow us the courtesy of addressing any and all problems FIRST before leaving a comment or ratings or beginning a return etc. We’d be very grateful to you. After all, what’s the point of giving good customer service when things are easy, right? This does not include any items damaged within the first 30 days. The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar was a fifty-cent piece struck intermittently by the United States Bureau of the Mint between 1926 and 1939. The coin was designed by Laura Gardin Fraser and James Earle Fraser, and commemorates those who traveled the Oregon Trail and settled the Pacific Coast of the United States in the mid-19th century. Struck over a lengthy period in small numbers per year, the many varieties produced came to be considered a ripoff by coin collectors, and led to the end, for the time, of the commemorative coin series. Ohio-born Ezra Meeker had traveled the Trail with his family in 1852 and spent the final two decades of his long life before his death in 1928 publicizing the Oregon Trail, that it should not be forgotten. The coin had originally been thought of by Idahoans, led by Dr. Minnie Howard, seeking to further preservation work at Fort Hall; Meeker broadened the idea. Congress authorized six million half dollars, and placed no restriction on when or at what mint the coins would be struck. Meeker’s Oregon Trail Memorial Association (OTMA) had tens of thousands of pieces struck in 1926 and 1928, and did not sell them all. Nevertheless, most years between 1933 and 1939, it had small quantities of the half dollar coined, in some years from all three operating mints to produce mintmarked varieties, and raised prices considerably. Collectors complained that some of the issues were controlled by coin dealers, and individual collectors had to pay high prices. Public protests followed, and in 1939 Congress ended the series. Just over 260,000 of the 6,000,000 authorized coins were struck, of which about 60,000 were melted. The US commemorative coin struck over the longest period, the Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar has been widely praised for its design. The item “Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64″ is in sale since Friday, February 7, 2020. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Commemorative\Silver (1892-1954)”. The seller is “redoubt_numismatics” and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Certification Number: 199915-009
  • Certification: NGC
  • Strike Type: Business
  • Mint Location: Denver
  • Mintage: 12,000
  • Weight: 12.5 grams
  • Grade: MS 64
  • Year: 1937-D
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Composition: Silver
  • Denomination: 50C

Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar 1937-D NGC MS64

1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63

1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63
1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63
1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63
1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63

1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63
Offered here is a 1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Half Dollar. It is graded by NGC as MS-63. The coin in the above pictures is the one you will receive. Despite having one of the most beautiful design in the series, the Oregon Trail Half Dollar is usually cited as the best example of the abuses which began to take place within commemorative coin programs. The obverse of the Oregon Trail Half Dollar was designed by Laura Gardin Fraser. It features a covered wagon drawn by two oxen moving west, towards the setting sun. The inscription In God We Trust appears above with Oregon Trail Memorial and the date below. Officially, the US Mint states this as the obverse of the coin, although the designers of the coin and many collectors consider this the reverse of the coin. The other side of the coin was designed by James Earle Fraser. The full figure of a Native American in headdress is shown. He stands before a map of the United States with the Oregon Trail marked, with his left hand outstretched to the east and a bow in his right hand spanning the continent. The inscriptions read United States of America and Half Dollar. The maximum authorized mintage for the program was set at a lofty 6 million pieces, which was the largest authorization for commemorative coin thus far. Since the law authorizing the coins did not include a specific time frame or mint, the Association requested more coins struck in subsequent years and from different mints. Additional coins would be minted in 1928, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939, variously at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints. All coins remain relatively accessible for collectors of today, despite some lower mintages. Some issues are available in exceptionally high grades at relatively affordable prices. Oregon Trail Half Dollar Coin Specifications. Designer: Laura Gardin Fraser (obverse), James Earle Fraser (reverse) Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper Weight: 12.50 grams Diameter: 30.6 mm Authorization: Public Law 69-235 Maximum Authorized Mintage: 6,000,000. Oregon Trail Half Dollar Mintages. 1926: 47,955 1926-S: 83,055 1928: 6,028 1933-D: 5,008 1934-D: 7,006 1936: 10,006 1936-S: 5,006 1937-D: 12,008 1938: 6,006 1938-D: 6,005 1938-S: 6,006 1939: 3,004 1939-D: 3,004 1939-S: 3,005. The item “1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63″ is in sale since Tuesday, September 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Commemorative\Silver (1892-1954)”. The seller is “woodlandtreasure” and is located in Baileyville, Maine. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, Kuwait, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, Pakistan, Viet nam, Uruguay.
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Modified Item: No
  • Composition: Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Certification Number: 2682655-006
  • Certification: NGC
  • Denomination: 50C
  • Strike Type: Business
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • Type: Half Dollar
  • Grade: MS 63
  • Year: 1926

1926 Oregon Trail Commemorative Silver Half Dollar NGC MS 63 Mint State 63